Tag: Environment
Cyprus, Israel, Greece sign deal on electric cable link
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Plans to connect Israel, Cyprus and Greece with a 2,000 megawatt undersea electricity cable took a key step forward on Monday,...
US states look to step up wolf kills, pushed by Republicans
BILLINGS, Mont. — Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air.
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China sets moderate new energy goals for climate change
BEIJING — China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced generally moderate new energy and climate targets on Friday that give little sign...
Crocodile hunt: Search on for escaped reptiles in S. Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Police and conservation officers were searching Friday for an unknown number of young crocodiles that escaped earlier in the...
Public warned to avoid NW Indiana lake where waterfowl died
HAMMOND, Ind. — State environmental officials are warning the public to avoid a northwestern Indiana lake while authorities investigate the deaths of dozens of...
Officials seeking answers to Puerto Rico telescope collapse
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The National Science Foundation said Friday that it could cost up to $50 million just to clean up the...
Exxon Mobil ordered to pay $14.25M penalty in pollution case
HOUSTON — A federal judge ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a $14.25 million civil penalty Tuesday in an 11-year-old lawsuit alleging it violated the...
Mexico Senate passes energy bill favoring state, fossil fuel
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Senate passed an electrical energy bill that favors government-owned generating plants that largely run on fossil fuels Tuesday, putting renewable...
Germany seeks to improve oversight of firms’ delivery chains
BERLIN — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved legislation that seeks to make big companies ensure environmental rules and human rights are respected throughout their...
Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...
